Willet vs Willie

Side-by-side comparison of Willet and Willie — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Willet

Boy name

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Name B

Willie

Boy name · Rank #1367

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Metric Willet Willie
Current Rank Unranked #1367
Total Births (all years) 94 450,033
Peak Year 1926 1947
Peak Year Births 9 7,995
Peak Decade 1920ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Willet Willie
1880ss — 5,906
1890ss — 9,849
1900ss — 17,746
1910ss 20 47,690
1920ss 38 67,993
1930ss 31 62,467
1940ss 5 72,419
1950ss — 66,461
1960ss — 39,811
1970ss — 23,967
1980ss — 16,892
1990ss — 9,715
2000ss — 5,155
2010ss — 3,129
2020ss — 833

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Willet Willie
2014 — 331
2015 — 307
2016 — 294
2017 — 285
2018 — 226
2019 — 207
2020 — 215
2021 — 161
2022 — 176
2023 — 144
2024 — 137

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–1940.

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